Pre-Match: S.S.C. Napoli Vs. Liverpool: CL Match Day 1; Wed 7 Sept, KO 20.00

What a feckin dickhead!!! I thought we were playing tonight, i've just bloody tuned in and the b***ard game isn't on for another 24 hours!

Yes mate, that premature Ejaculation is a bi*ch isn’t it   

Always tough going here, don’t expect anything different tonight, definitely our hardest opponent in the group stage so for me the performance tonight outweighs the result, if we can get a win here we can probably book a place in the KO stage, a draw would be absolutely fine, and a defeat though not ideal won’t put us out of the comp,

It’s not in our mind set to sit back but I think Jürgen will play it cool, I’m going with a midfield trio of Fabinho, Milner & Bobby, with Nunez & Lucho & Mo up top, and the usual suspects at the back, absolutely no reason to change apart from rotating Robbo & Kostas, if Calvin was ready we’d probably see rotation there too with Trent, so we could see Matip on laters with Joe going RB, no way will Jimmy last 90+,

Haven’t done too well here in the past so I’m erring on the side of caution and would be ecstatic with a draw, cannot see either Ajax or Rangers getting anything there, so drawing will give us kudos over them two,


                                 Allison
                    Trent   Gomez  Virgil  Robbo
                          Milner    Fabinho
                                 Bobby
                      Salah   Nunez   Diaz


Bench; Adrian, Matip, Kostas, Ramsey, Thiago, Melo, Jones, Elliot, Bajcetic, Jota


Like I said performance for me is more important for us going forward,slowly slowly we are getting back to somewhere near a more familiar look & feel, we have to consider also the slight change in attack, Nunez will take another 2/3 games to settle in and for everyone else to acclimatise, we still aren’t at full strength so I’m certainly not expecting us to be as free flowing, so indeed a draw or even better a win would be a fantastic result.


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C’mon Redmen  !!!



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Our boys have had enough cruising through the past matches... Come out firing tonight. They've been relaxed for too long. Time to execute everything perfectly.

My predictions have been off the mark this season. Therefore I am going for a draw hoping that I am proved wrong and the Reds come away with a win.

Going to very tough this one and they are playing well.

Will take a 0-0.

First time in what seems forever we’re going into a game where I don’t think we’ll win. A draw will still be a very good result though.

Ali

Gomez
Matip
Virgil
Tsimikas

Fabinho
Milner
Elliott

Salah
Carrolls sister
Diaz

Either Thiago or Melo will start be surprised if Eliott does

First time in what seems forever we’re going into a game where I don’t think we’ll win. A draw will still be a very good result though.

Ali

Gomez
Matip
Virgil
Tsimikas

Fabinho
Milner
Elliott

Salah
Carrolls sister
Diaz

Why belittle Nunez, OK he messed up V Palace but give the lad a chance. If he doesn't make it here it should not be for want off support.

Why belittle Nunez, OK he messed up V Palace but give the lad a chance. If he doesn't make it here it should not be for want off support.

Yea, wtf is that about.

First time in what seems forever we’re going into a game where I don’t think we’ll win. A draw will still be a very good result though.

Ali

Gomez
Matip
Virgil
Tsimikas

Fabinho
Milner
Elliott

Salah
Carrolls sister
Diaz

What’s with the ‘Carroll’s Sister sh*t bud ? Unlike you to be belittling new fish, anyhoo, can’t see Elliot starting, too tough a game for him, he’s a lightweight for this game and will get found out very quickly, we need a solid engine room for this hence Fabinho & Milner, and Bobby tracks back well too,

In our current guise I agree a win seems a bridge too far but then, we are Liverpool and we are capable of anything, fancy a draw myself, which will be just fine.


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Not going to be an easy game, can't see either team keeping a clean sheet.

Just tongue in cheek lads, haven’t been impressed with him so far, makes lukakus first touch look like prime Ronaldhino. Not going to write the lad off after a month.

Just tongue in cheek lads, haven’t been impressed with him so far, makes lukakus first touch look like prime Ronaldhino. Not going to write the lad off after a month.

Why would we sign someone with a sh*t touch, surely it’s just a confidence thing.

Why would we sign someone with a sh*t touch, surely it’s just a confidence thing.

He has strengths but his first touch and close control isn’t great. It’s not a new thing either,  seen plenty of evidence from his Benfica days. I don’t think the guy lacks confidence either so not sure that’s an excuse. I share the same reservations about him based on his start but here’s hoping he can prove me wrong. To be fair, I actually thought he played fairly well against Everton. Get him involved tonight and hopefully he can build on it.

Let's hope these players show some desire and hunger to win a game. Currently they don't look bothered.

Won't hold a high line tonight so Trent will come under pressure, some say he's not a great defensive right back but he'll have to turn up tonight and if his game is not there, games like tonight will expose that.

Our midfield will have to graft and fight, snarl it up for them. If we were pissed off with Newcastle over the dark arts, Napoli take it to a new level, these guys are professional dick heads.

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